Flashquote: MSF General Director, Meinie Nicolai
Following Israel’s demand that more than a million people in northern Gaza leave their homes pending the imminent ground incursion, I share with you a flashquote to be attributed to our Director General, Meinie Nicolai.
Israel’s 24-hour notice that people in Northern Gaza must leave their land, homes and hospitals is outrageous – this represents an attack on medical care and on humanity. We have consistently seen dehumanising language and this violence is a manifestation of that. We are talking about more than a million human beings. 'Unprecedented' doesn’t even cover the medical humanitarian impact of this. Gaza is being flattened, thousands of people are dying, this must stop now. We condemn Israel’s demand in the strongest possible terms.
- Meinie Nicolai, MSF General Director